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AKB48 Idol Group Confirmed at New York Anime Fest (Updated)
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AKB48 will perform two concerts in New York City — one short concert within NYAF at Jacob Javits Center on Saturday, September 26, and one free, full-length concert at Webster Hall on Sunday, September 27. They will also hold question-and-answer and autograph sessions on September 26.
Although they started out with 48 , they now have 67 including several trainees (kenkyūsei) in the wings. The full are split into A, K, and B teams — named after the three syllables of the "performed in Paris for Japan Expo 2009.
The group performed theme songs for the ed Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō for cherry-blossom viewing this part April.
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Update: AKB48 will also appear at the MIPCOM entertainment industry conference in Cannes, in October. The group will perform during the conference's Opening Cocktail Party on Monday, October 5.
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